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... Market at the United Nations University. It was great going with 'locals' because we tasted so many things and were able to ask questions about so many foods and drinks. What's this? What's that? Three of our friends speak varying degrees of English, while Ikumi's husband only knows a few words. Yuki's boyfriend has very good English as he spent six months at university in Canberra. It really meant we were able to talk to anyone. After the market was lunch in a restaurant where ...

... A lack of rubbish bins means that people do not litter - taking their rubbish away with them to mysteriously dispose of elsewhere discreetly. A lack of chaos at the impeccably timed trains, with people lining up and waiting patiently. Miminal noise on trains - no mobile phones allowed to ring (a PA reminding commuters to turn phones to silent mode) or be used for conversation - very civilised!

... share my life with. That's most likely why it became more significant, without me even consciously thinking about it. It would be Japan and until that person came along, I'd put it off. Well so far, he hasn't shown up. So here I am with on an airplane with an empty seat beside me. That's slightly symbolic. It shouldn't be an empty seat, it really shouldn't. But I'm not dwelling on it too much - I have a heart full of love and a head full ...

... day in Japan yet and unfortunately the foggiest. As a result, we see the village, the lake and the cherry blossoms, but not Mount Fuji, which is constantly covered by thick fog. Oh, well... We overcome the bad luck by hiring bikes to cycle around the lake in a lovely lake-view promenade and enjoy the scenery and, of course, the cherry blossoms. Hanami continues that same night, when we are back in Tokyo and the amazing Tokyo Midtown, a city within the city, ...

... what, so we just did a little guess work. After breakfast we braved the public transport system and headed to a beautiful shrine in the middle of the forest (we queued up to pray for a good year) then went Harejuku, which is a popular shopping district-super busy! We all walked around for a while, then found a great, slightly hipster cafe. After lunch the parentals ditched us, and we spent the afternoon walking through the streets of Harejuku - such a ...